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Brain Injury Association of Idaho
The Brain Injury Association of Idaho promotes awareness, understanding and prevention of brain injury
through support, advocacy and education based on the expressed needs of persons effected by brain injury
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Brain Injury Awareness Month 2010
In recognition of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month and the Brain Injury Association’s ongoing commitment to sports and concussions, BIAA and its nationwide network of 44 Chartered State Affiliates is launching a year-long, nationwide education and advocacy campaign: “A concussion is a brain injury. Get the facts.” The campaign will launch in March with radio and print public service announcements, awareness proclamations and special events. A state advocacy effort to introduce legislation to train coaches and protect youth athletes will continue throughout the year along with ongoing nationwide education.
A concussion is a brain injury period. BIAA believes coaches of every school athletic team and every extracurricular athletic activity should be trained to recognize the signs and symptoms of brain injury, including concussions and second impact syndrome. BIAA also believes young athletes who appear to have sustained a concussion should have written authorization by a health care professional before returning to play.
A concussion is caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head, or from a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth. Most concussions occur without a loss of consciousness and according to the CDC, a lack of proper diagnosis and management of concussion may result in a serious long-term consequences, or risk of coma or death. Signs and symptoms may be noticeable immediately, or it may take days or weeks before they are present.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 3.8 million sports- and recreation-related concussions occur in the United State each year. Of that estimate U.S. emergency departments treat approximately 135,000 sports- and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including concussions, among children ages 5 to 18.
To support year-long education and awareness efforts, click on the downloadable materials below to distribute throughout your community today! BIAA encourages the use and distribution of these materials throughout 2010.
To learn more about these initiatives or to learn more about awareness and advocacy events taking place in your state during the month of March and throughout the year, or to learn how you can get involved, contact us today!
2010 Marketing Materials:
Sports & Concussions Web Banner Example (medium size)
Print Public Service Announcements:
Please Note: All of the print PSAs are available in color and black and white and are also available in two additional sizes: 11.55 x 10.5 and 11.55 x 21. Due to file size if you would like any of the print PSAs in black and white, or in another specified size, please e-mail your request to wleedy@biausa.org and an e-mail containing the file will be sent directly to you.
Click on one of the links below to view Brain Injury Awareness Month materials from previous years.
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Did you know March is Brain Injury Awareness Month? It is and each March the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) and the BIA chartered state affiliates throughout the United States partner together with other organizations, businesses, schools, survivors and their families and others to generate awareness and understanding of brain injury. This year’s focus is dedicated to Sports & Concussions, specifically youth sports.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) an estimated 1.6-3.8 million sports and recreation related concussions occur in the U.S. each year. Concussions occur even if an athlete doesn’t lose consciousness and in fact, is the most common type of brain injury sustained in sports.
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by a blow or jolt to the head. The severity of an injury can range from mild to severe. Signs and symptoms may be noticeable immediately, or it may take days or weeks before they are present.
Symptoms and recovery vary for each person, but awareness and seeking medical attention immediately following an incident are crucial steps in caring for yourself, a teammate, or family member.
Throughout the month of March BIAA, BIA chartered state affiliates and others will promote sports and concussions awareness and understanding through open houses, special events and media opportunities to name a few. A web banner, a fact sheet, Tracy’s Story; words from a student athlete who sustained a brain injury and other resources are available by download to the public and our partners. (See downloadable files below.)
To learn more about what events are taking place in your community, or state during March, or to get involved contact your local chartered state affiliate, or the BIAA office today.
2009 Awareness Materials
2009 Sports & Concussions BIAA Fact Sheet – PDF
Tracy’s Story from the CDC – PDF
2009 Marketing Materials
Sports & Concussions Web Banner – JPG
Sports & Concussions Web Banner – PDF
Links to Brain Injury Awareness Videos/CDC - PDF
Sports & Concussions Ad – PDF |
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Celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month – Live Better Longer!
Help students, seniors, motorcyclists, and yourself Live Better Longer. Join the Brain Injury Association, the CDC and the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force in celebrating March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. Here’s what you can do:
All materials are downloadable; no kits will be mailed from BIAA this year.
The materials described below are downloadable for free. If you wish to purchase printed materials such as posters, fact sheets, and educational booklets, please visit BIAA’s online market.
Student Awareness Tools – For Use by Parents
BIAA has produced a public service announcement to Help Students Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury.” These materials are targeted to parents. A concussion and sports fact sheet is now available.
Senior Awareness Tools – For Use by Adult Children of Seniors
The CDC produced awareness materials to “Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury.” This campaign is targeted to children and caregivers of older adults. The CDC’s kit includes an activity guide, media guide, fact sheet, and other materials to prevent, recognize, and respond to fall-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults 75 and older.
BIAA has produced a public service announcement to Help Motorcycle Riders Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury.” A motorcycle helmet fact sheet is now available.
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Currently, there are at least 5.3 million Americans living with a disability because of a brain injury and the estimated lifetime costs of brain injury (including direct medical costs and indirect costs such as lost productivity) totaled $60 billion in 2000. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury. |
To raise awareness about brain injury and its life-altering consequences, BIAA announces the availability of new materials for the public, those who have experienced a brain injury, their family members/caregivers, professionals and interested persons. A new brain injury awareness packet and materials are now available.
The 2007 kit includes: (note - some of these are large PDF files)
Behavioral Challenges after Brain Injury booklet;
Challenges, Changes, and Choices: A Brain Injury Guide for Families and Caregivers booklet;
Driving After Brain Injury: Issues, Obstacles and Possibilities booklet;
Falls: The Leading Cause of Brain Injury booklet;
A Physician Talks about Severe Brain Injury. The Basics booklet;
A poster reflecting the diversity of traumatic brain injury across the United States;
Four fact sheets outlining personal stories of traumatic brain injury;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Facts about Traumatic Brain Injury fact sheet;
Directory of the Association’s Chartered State Affiliates;
Frequently Asked Questions about the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Program;
BIAA Bookstore informational sheet
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Brain Injury: As Diverse As We Are
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Currently, there are at least 5.3 million Americans living with a disability because of a brain injury and the estimated lifetime costs of brain injury (including direct medical costs and indirect costs such as lost productivity) totaled $60 billion in 2000. Every 23 seconds a traumatic brain injury occurs, and in the next year, an average of 1.4 million Americans will sustain a traumatic brain injury. |
To raise awareness about brain injury and its life-altering consequences, BIAA announces the availability of new materials for the public, those who have experienced a brain injury, their family members/caregivers, professionals and interested persons. A new brain injury awareness packet and materials are now available.
The 2007 kit includes:
Behavioral Challenges after Brain Injury booklet;
Challenges, Changes, and Choices: A Brain Injury Guide for Families and Caregivers booklet;
Driving After Brain Injury: Issues, Obstacles and Possibilities booklet;
Falls: The Leading Cause of Brain Injury booklet;
A Physician Talks about Severe Brain Injury. The Basics booklet;
A poster reflecting the diversity of traumatic brain injury across the United States;
Four fact sheets outlining personal stories of traumatic brain injury;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Facts about Traumatic Brain Injury fact sheet;
Directory of the Association’s Chartered State Affiliates;
Frequently Asked Questions about the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Program;
BIAA Bookstore informational sheet
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March 2006 is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Currently, there are at least 3.17 Million Americans living with a disability because of a brain injury and the cost to society is estimated at $56.3 billion annually. Every 23 seconds, a traumatic brain injury occurs and in the next year, 1.4 million Americans will sustain a TBI with more than 235,000 being hospitalized. | |
To raise awareness so that the public better understands brain injury and its life-altering consequences, BIAA announces the availability of new materials for the public, those who have experienced a brain injury, their family members/caregivers, professionals and interested persons. A new brain injury awareness packet and materials are now available.
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The booklet of legal terms provides common explanations of laws often encountered over the continuum of care with traumatic brain injury. Specifically written for individuals with brain injury, the booklet on loneliness and relationships suggests effective ways to understand and cope with the social and behavioral problems often faced by people living with a brain injury. Frequently after a brain injury, relationships change. The booklet provides ideas and suggestions to interact with others and tips to maintain reciprocal relationships. Preparing for Life after High School: Next Steps outlines resources available to students with brain injury, family members, and others. It guides the reader toward an understanding of the importance of making a successful transition from student to a young adult, with a focus on identifying the student’s goals, exploring his or her options for college and the need to understand the students’ rights.
The communication tip card highlights easy- to- read tips on ways to communicate with others after a brain injury. The individual’s ability to read, write, speak, listen and use body language may change following a brain injury. The tip card provides techniques and ideas to assist the individual during his or her recovery in different community settings.
New this year is an Activity Guide to help you plan your brain injury awareness events, media coverage and advocacy efforts. This “how-to” guide offers suggestions on activities, organizing an event, connecting with your local media and advocating for legislation, services or promotion of events. In each section, you will find recommendations for getting started in 2006 along with tools, sample documents and templates that you can tailor to your initiatives.
We encourage you to join us in this nationwide effort to increase awareness about living with brain injury. Together, we can prevent injuries, increase awareness and create a better future for individuals with brain injury and their families and caregivers.
The BIAM campaign is supported by Cooperative Agreement number U17CCU323329-03 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month across the United States.
The focus for the years 2004-2006 is "Living with Brain Injury."
To provide information on traumatic brain injury, the Association each year develops a Brain Injury Awareness Month kit.
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| The Brain Injury Association of America is grateful to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, and Medtronic Foundation for their support and collaboration on the Living with Brain Injury materials. |
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month across the United States. The focus for years 2004-2006 is "Living with Brain Injury."
To provide information on TBI, the Association each year develops a Brain Injury Awareness Month kit.
The 2004 kit includes:
- Three booklets. Topics include Depression, Substance Abuse and Returning to Work. Two posters featuring survivors of TBI. A Fact Sheet on TBI.
- The Association's Bookstore Catalog.
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The I.M. Brainy Awareness & Prevention Kit includes:
- 5 lesson plans with objectives, material lists and procedures with detailed information regarding brain injury safety for the educatorReaders Theater Script with frequently asked questions and follow up activitiesAdditional Activities for each lesson with descriptions and materials lists10 Activity SheetsInformation for parent/caregiver and educators explaining the importance of brain injury prevention
- An evaluation form
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The Brain Injury Association of America is offering awareness kits regarding violence prevention and intentional brain injury.
Tip cards and bookmarks focusing on:
- Shaken Baby SyndromePenetrating Brain Injuries (i.e. - gunshots)Domestic Abuse in Military FamiliesViolence prevention in the family
- Adolescents/Children violence prevention at home and in school
Break the Cycle... it stops with me awareness poster
CD-ROM with radio PSA's, letters to the editor and fact sheet templates geared toward violence prevention and brain injury
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